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1、The Havasupai Falls Tour, ArizonaDuration （时长）: 10 hoursThese gorgeous blue-green waterfalls can be found deep in the Grand Canyon （峡谷）. The views are breathtaking, but to reach this paradise, you must be able to hike 10 miles there and back. We think this beautiful place is totally worth the effort

2、 to get there.The Chicago Architecture Tour, ChicagoDuration: 8 hoursYoure going to take in the most famous buildings on the Chicago Architecture Tour. On this particular tour, you can also taste different wine, beer, or cocktails as you stretch your neck to enjoy the beauty of some of the tallest s

3、kyscrapers in the world.The Library Hotel Tour, New York 5 hoursThe crowds and chaos of New York can be unbearable, but this cozy hotel offers the perfect escape for any bookish traveler. Stop by the large bookshelf that reaches up to the ceiling or head for the poetry garden with a friend, enjoying

4、 the sights of midtown.The Foreign Cinema Tour, CaliforniaCombine your love of fine food and film at the Foreign Cinema in San Francisco, California. It plays a variety of movies, from Singin in the Rain, to Princess Bride, to Gravity. Guests can enjoy these screenings in a room with foods like oyst

5、ers, sea bass, and sirloin beef steak.1If you want to go hiking, which tour is the best choice?AThe Havasupai Falls Tour. BThe Chicago Architecture Tour.CThe Library Hotel Tour. DThe Foreign Cinema Tour.2What can you do on the Chicago Architecture Tour?AWatch different kinds of movies.BGet a beautif

6、ul sight of waterfalls.CEnjoy the scenery of tall buildings.DRead books and chat with a friend in the garden.3What do these four tours have in common?AThey are all tours in the city.BThey are all short tours within a day.CThey can let tourists enjoy all kinds of foods.DThey are all sightseeing tours

7、 in the USA This summer, most Chinese citizens have been amazed by women wearing hanfu, or Han-style clothing, at subway stations, shopping malls, pedestrian streets or scenic areas. Hanfu has aroused a public attention in recent years, especially among young people.In 2018, the Central Committee of

8、 the Communist Youth League of China （CCCYL） set the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar, traditionally the birthday of the Chinese peoples mythological （神话的） ancestor the Yellow Emperor, as the annual Traditional Chinese Garment （服装） Day. It was aimed to promote classic Chine

9、se culture, as well as “demonstrating cultural confidence”. Since then, the beauty of hanfu has gained more and more recognition and acceptance by common people.Generally, hanfu refers to traditional Chinese garments worn by the Han nationality before the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）. Historically, Han

10、Chinese clothing has also influenced some of its neighboring cultural costumes, including the Japanese kimono, Korean hanbok, and clothing of Mongolia, Vietnam and Bhutan.Hanfu appears elegant and beautiful, not only due to the thousands of years of culture behind its design. This traditional dress

11、also stands out because of its remarkable craftsmanship, from fabric to decoration. Hanfu adopts more than 30 examples of Chinas invisible cultural heritage as well as Chinese arts and crafts under preservation.Hanfu represents not only appreciation of the beauty, but also a continuation of traditio

12、nal Chinese culture. Nowadays, more and more fashion designers look to hanfu for inspiration, producing fashionable examples of hanfu for a new era （纪元）.4Why did CCCYL set the third day of the third month of the Chinese lunar calendar as the annual Traditional Chinese Garment Day?ATo help design han

13、fu.BTo promote China economy.CTo remember the birth of the Yellow Emperor.DTo encourage more people to know about classic Chinese culture.5Which countries cultural costumes have been influenced by Han Chinese clothing?AJapanese and Russian. BRussian and BritishCKorean and Vietnamese. DMongolian and

14、American.6What is paragraph 4 mainly about?AThe rich culture of hanfu. BThe reasons for the beauty of hanfu.CThe worldwide influence of hanfu. DThe popularity of hanfu among young people.7Where is this text most likely from?AA diary. BA newspaper.CA novel. DA guidebook. We spend 40 hours of our adul

15、t lives a week working, not including the time to and from the office. So its no surprise we become really good friends with our colleagues. We spend most of our time with them, after all. But times have changed and the way we talk to one another is ever-developing.Now, many companies have internal

16、instant messaging systems so that theres less need to get up and walk round to speak to our colleagues. Emails fly around with numerous teams copied in, so everyone is in the loop （圈子）. But what is the value of face-to-face conversation in the workplace?New Zealands most admired wine brand. Villa Ma

17、ria, knows the importance of conversation and how good communication can help strengthen a business from the inside out. Its newly launched campaign, called the Value of Conversation, explores what British people value the most about a face-to-face chat and how engaging with each other in person can

18、 make a difference in all areas of their lives.Although nearly 1 in 5 British people find a quick email more efficient in their work, they still value the importance of speaking to their colleagues in real life and hearing their ideas, taking away any uncertainty and giving the opportunity for discu

19、ssion. This is perhaps why, despite mostly preferring emails, nearly three-quarters of British people believe that speaking to people directly leads to better communication and improving work results.Obviously, 85% of the people at the age of 18-24 believe that if someone is positive and confident d

20、uring face-to-face conversations, its an indicator that theyre good at their job. So perhaps putting in a little extra effort to face-to-face conversations will pay dividends. If having a conversation in person could help you keep a pay rise, then itll be worth.8What makes the ways of the communicat

21、ion among office colleagues change?AThe order from their bosses. BThe laziness of the colleaguesCThe convenience of using emails. DThe preference to doing work alone.9What is Villa Marias attitude towards face-to-face communication?ADoubtful. BPositive.CNegative. DSympathetic.10Why do many British p

22、eople still like speaking to others directly while working?AIt can improve the relationship with others.BIt can save them much time.CIt can make people communicate more easily than sending emails.DIt can contribute to better communication and improving work results.11What does the underlined phrase

23、“pay dividends” in paragraph 5 mean?AGet rewards. BPay salaries.CLearn lessons. DEnd relationships. Its difficult to imagine now, but at certain points in the Earths history, ice covered the entire planet. This frozen Earth, nicknamed Snowball Earth, was “so severe that the Earths entire surface, fr

24、om pole to pole, including the oceans, completely froze over”, said Melissa Hage, an environmental scientist at Emory University in Georgia.In 1840, Louis Agassiz, a Swiss natural scientist, was among the first to acknowledge and provide evidence that the Earth had gone through ice ages. Joseph Kirs

25、chvink, an American geologist, later created the term “Snowball Earth” in a 1992 textbook.Scientists believe that four severe ice ages occurred between 750 million and 580 million years ago, probably because the Earths lands were all located at or near the equator （赤道）, which resulted in increased w

26、eathering （风化）. Weathering is happening when wind and rain break down rocks and minerals on the planets surface. The process leads to decreased carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, which allows more heat to get away from the surface and into space, cooling the planet, causing the planet into a d

27、eep freeze.The severe ice ages eventually melted away. Scientist believe that volcanoes continued to pump carbon dioxide into the atmosphere throughout the ice ages, eventually warming the planet enough that the water cycle could restart. As the Earth warmed and came out of its deep freeze. a huge e

28、xplosion of life occurred. known as the Cambrian （寒武纪） explosion.Will we see another Snowball Earth in our future? According to Hage, its unlikely, due to the spread-out of the continents. “Even with extreme winters, continental ice sheets would form, which would stop continental weathering and allo

29、w carbon dioxide to build up in the atmosphere, leading to warming rather than freezing,” she said.12How many severe ice ages occurred between 750 million and 580 million years ago according to the passage?AThree. BFour.CFive. DSix.13What do we know about the Earth according to the passage?AThe term

30、 “Snowball Earth” was first used in 1840.BMillions of years ago, the Earths lands werent where they are now.CWeathering was the main factor of warming the Earth.DThe Earth was completely covered with ice during the Cambrian period.14What probably led to the end of the ice ages?AHeats escaping. BAn u

31、nknown reason.CCarbon dioxide from volcanoes. DA force from the outer space.15What is the best title for the text?ASnowball Earth: The End of the LifeBSome Severe lee Ages in the Earths HistoryCFrozen Earth: Another lee Age Is ComingDSnowball Earth: Will the Blue Planet Go White Again?二、七选五 John Muir once said, “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains i